Hegyvidék
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Hegyvidék (Template:Langx, literally "Highlands", or "Mountain-land") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest (Template:Langx), capital of Hungary. It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.
Geography
The only district in Buda without a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest. It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district (Kelenföld and Sashegy) to the south. Its western border marks the border of the whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).
Neighbourhoods
The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.
List of mayors
| Member | Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Gábor Sebes | SZDSZ | 1990–1994 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | István Udvardy-Nagy | MDF | 1994–1998 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | György Mitnyan | Fidesz | 1998–2006 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Zoltán Pokorni | Fidesz | 2006–2024 |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Gergely Kovács | MKKP | 2024- |
Twin towns
Hegyvidék is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, since 1996
- Template:Flagicon Tangerhütte, Germany, since 1997
- Template:Flagicon Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003
- Template:Flagicon Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium, since 2004
- Template:Flagicon Radomir, Bulgaria, since 2007
- Template:Flagicon Opoczno, Poland, since 2009
- Template:Flagicon Arad, Romania, since 2015
- Template:Flagicon Litzelsdorf, Austria, since 2016
- Template:Flagicon Sorocaba, Brasil, since 2019
- Template:Flagicon Lidingö, Sweden, since 2021
- Template:Flagicon Lugano, Switzerland, since 2024
- Template:Flagicon Honolulu, United States of America, since 2025
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Official Homepage (In Hungarian)
- Hegyvidék.hu
- Aerial photographs of Hegyvidék
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